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...ARCHAEOLOGY 150 million Age, in years, of a fossilized sea creature known as a pliosaur, discovered recently on the Arctic island chain of Svalbard, where at least 40 other fossils await excavation 15 Estimated size in meters (49 feet) of a pliosaur from nose to tail. Its jaws were large enough to chomp a small...
...hands are strengthened," wrote Arthur in 1825, "I hope to make transportation a punishment which, at present, it certainly is not." His legacy would include chain gangs, the horrors of the Port Arthur prison settlement, and hundreds of hangings. Though at one point, Boyce reveals, he considered partitioning the island, he would also oversee the wiping out of the indigenous tribes...
...fate of the island's Aborigines has been fiercely debated. Historian Keith Windschuttle claimed in 2002 that violence toward them had been greatly exaggerated. But based on contemporary accounts and his research on the hunting skills of convicts, Boyce argues that the mass killing of Aborigines was probably more common than previously thought. He throws new light on a particularly dark chapter, detailing the rounding up in the 1830s of the last Aborigines, those living in the island's west on land the settlers didn't want. Men, women and children were held at the infamous Macquarie Harbour jail before...
...hold the 25th lowest infant mortality rate (a useful indicator of public health care) in the world, but prior to the revolution it held the 13th lowest rate. The reforms that were enacted after the revolution were only extended insofar as they helped Castro consolidate his control over the island. Doctors, for example, are expected to keep records of each family’s “political integration,” assessing their patient’s commitment to the failed ideals of the revolution prior to treating them...
...Cuban citizens lack the right to travel and are denied access to hotels and beaches on their own island. Those areas are reserved for tourists. Cubans are paid in Cuban pesos while goods must be purchased at high prices in “convertible” pesos, keeping daily essentials out of reach. Ration cards, which Cubans have to pay for, provide scarce allotments of basic goods, such as two rolls of toilet paper per month. Possessing red meat is illegal, and killing a cow will result in four to 10 years in prison. These are just some examples...